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Amazon Rolls Out Release-Day Game Delivery

Posted by Soulskill on from the for-the-lazy-and-impatient dept.

1Up reports that Amazon has launched a new service for getting certain games into the hands of customers on release day, rather than simply shipping the games on release day. According to the press release, the service will be free for Amazon Prime customers, and available to everyone else for a $5.98 charge on upcoming titles Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Fable 2 and Gears of War 2. They tested the program recently with the release of Soul Calibur IV.

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  1. I'll wait by Rinisari · · Score: 4, Insightful

    $6 extra for a $50-$60 game? Forget that. I'll wait a day or two and enjoy a lunch out.

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    Colin Dean Go a year without DRM
  2. You don't have this in the US? by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here in the UK companies have been shipping games out so that they reach customers on the release date for at least the past eight years, and probably more than a decade. Gameplay always guaranteed it with first-class mail, which usually meant you got a game 2-3 days before release, and almost everyone else does it on their free delivery option (e.g. Play.com). Amazon.co.uk is about the only exception that springs to mind.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  3. Re:$5.98 by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    You clearly don't understand the psychology of pricing. $5.98 is less than $6 (and $5.99 for that matter), which makes quite a few people think that they're actually saving something.

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    This guy's the limit!
  4. Re:Hmm? by LandoCalrizzian · · Score: 5, Funny

    I couldn't agree more. It's like the game industry is full of hot air when it comes to digital delivery. If only someone could charge full STEAM ahead with solving this problem.